HyperDic: scrape_by

English > 1 sense of the expression scrape by:
VERBsocialscrape by, scrape along, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub alongmanage one's existence barely
English > scrape by: 1 sense > verb 1, social
Meaningmanage one's existence barely.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymsscrape along, scratch along, squeak by, squeeze by, rub along
Broadercope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manageCome to terms with

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